Food Bank of Northwest Indiana Receives $450,000 from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation to Continue ‘Food as Medicine’ Program
The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana received a $450,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, a philanthropic arm of Elevance Health Foundation, to continue the ‘Food as Medicine’ program. This initiative will support the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana as it collaborates with local healthcare providers to screen patients for food insecurity during health care visits. The health care partner will then connect patients who screen positive for food insecurity to food assistance resources onsite at health care facilities and at community-based food pantries and meal programs. The ‘Food…Read more